The Standard-Times

March 9, 2012

NORTH KINGSTOWN â What if dancing and rock music were banned in your town? How would you handle it?
For a group of teens in 1980âs Illinois, rebellion and rule-breaking was the way they dealt with it in the 1984 movie Footloose. This weekend, the movie comes to life when the North Kingstown High School music department presents the musical in four performances.

March 8, 2012

This weekend, members of the North Kingstown High School music department will present their rendition of the classic movie "Footloose".
In this week's Standard-Times, we bring you an inside look at the production and show you how the students relate the classic tale to life in high school today.
Speaking of the high school, special education teacher Christine Healy was recognized last week by WJAR Channel 10 for her efforts in the classroom and the Standard-Times has all the info.

March 7, 2012

By

JIM BARON

Like the guy in Rudyard Kiplingâs poem âIf,â Congressman David Cicilline seems to be keeping his head while all about him are losing theirs and blaming it on him.
Cicilline told me over the weekend: âI am going to do the only thing I know how to do and that is work hard every single day to represent the constituents in my district and do things that I think will improve the lives of the people that I serve.â

March 6, 2012

NORTH KINGSTOWN â A staple in the community that has been offering rehabilitation and short and long-term nursing care to area residents, Roberts Healt Centre will be celebrating a milestone next month as it turns 30 years old.
No party is planned and according owner Richard Catallozzi, itâll be âbusiness as usualâ. The Ten Rod Road Centre doesnât advertise and attributes its success to referrals and word of mouth. The 66-bed facility employs between 85 to 90 staff members and, Catallozzi said, thereâs no intention of expanding.

March 5, 2012

EXETER â If you or anyone you know adopted or fostered a dog from Ryanâs Hope Rescue in Richmond during a dog adoption event at the Exeter Animal Shelter on Jan. 29, the department of environmental management (DEM) believes you should contact their veterinarian immediately, especially, if their dog is displaying symptoms associated with the parvovirus infection.

March 4, 2012

NORTH KINGSTOWN - Instead of lying on sandy beaches in some tropical country or skiing at a winter resort, a select group of kids from across Rhode Island spent their winter vacation preparing for their futures.
Eleven students, including two from North Kingstown, spent last week at the Rhode Island Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC) on Ocean Drive to take part in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiative called SeaPerch.

March 3, 2012

NORTH KINGSTOWN â One of the biggest points of pride for the Quonset Development Corporation [QDC] has been the Port of Davisvilleâs ranking as the eighth largest auto importer in North America.
And it was with great enthusiasm this week that Governor Lincoln Chafee announced the Port is moving its way even further up the list.

March 2, 2012

NORTH KINGSTOWN â The town of North Kingstown is financially healthy ... at least according to the latest reports.
A 156-page audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011 was conducted by The Braver Group, a firm of licensed certified public accountants from Providence, and the results were presented to the NK Town Council Monday night.

March 1, 2012

Quonset has long been considered one of the economic bright spots of Rhode Island and, this week, Governor Lincoln Chafee was on hand to share news that the Port of Davisville has now been ranked the seventh-largest importer of automobiles in the country.
In this week's Standard-Times, we bring you all the information on that milestone achievement for Davisville and update you on a wide variety of school and town issues, including the recently-released audit of the town's 2011 Fiscal Year.

February 29, 2012

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday in the Catholic Churchâs liturgical calendar. No doubt you noticed many of us walking around with a smudge of ashes on our foreheads. This marks the start of Lent, the season of self denial, prayer and almsgiving leading up to Easter Sunday on which Christians believe Jesus rose from the dead thereby affirming his divinity and gospel. It also recognizes that we are mortal creatures and that complete happiness cannot be found in material things.